Teresa Buckley, city editor

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center box office opens for the season at noon Thursday with a special no-fee offer. Tickets for Live Nation Concerts at SPAC purchased Thursday only at the box office have no fees. The box office — accessible via the Route 50 parking lot — is open until 6 p.m. For information, […]
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The National Museum of Dance released a few images of artists’ pointe shoe sculptures for the summer’s Saratoga En Pointe. The 24 ballet shoe sculptures, decorated by artists, will be installed throughout Saratoga Springs. Sponsors are working with the National Museum of Dance to pick sites to set up the sculptures, including outside businesses and […]
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The Adirondack Daily Enterprise in Saranac Lake has an interview with the Saratoga Springs hiker who was lost overnight on Mount Marcy. According to the Enterprise, Steve Mastaitis spent Monday night in a snow cave on a ledge above Panther Gorge. “I could see the stars slowly moving across the sky for what seemed like […]
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We hear the $48.8 million lottery winner from the Wilton Stewart’s has come forward, but the lottery department is not releasing details﻿. That hasn’t stopped the weeks of speculation over who won the Christmas Day jackpot. According to Leigh Hornbeck, there was a rumor the winner was consulting with lawyers and financial planners and tracking […]
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Snow makes you look at everyday things in a new light. Times Union photographer Philip Kamrass took this photo of a snow-covered statue of a jockey during Wednesday’s storm. The statue resides next to a building near Siro’s and the Saratoga Race Course.
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Reporter Paul Grondahl reports: Linda Rice, who last year became the first woman to win the trainer’s title at Saratoga Race Course, has a new title: first female trainer to get busted for driving a golf cart on a city street. Her golf cart, an unlicensed vehicle that cannot legally be driven on a roadway, […]
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